Kismat Connection

Part 19

Nandini helped the butterfly fly outside, by opening the ventilator window. She didn't realize that she had reached the tip of the stool and she lost her balance. Nandini thought that she will hit the ground and get hurt, but she landed in someone's arms.

        Manik had just entered the room, when Nandini opened the ventilator window and let the butterfly fly. Later, he saw her position and realized that she would fall. So he had rushed to her immediately and had managed to hold her, when she lost her balance and fell.

        Manik : "Are you alright?"

        Nandini : "Yes, I am fine."

        Cabir had reached the entrance of the jam room. He stopped himself from entering when he heard Manik.

        Manik : "I did see that you were helping the butterfly, but you would have got hurt in the process. Last time too, you climbed the tree to place the egg in the nest. What is the need to take such risks for such small  creatures?"

        Nandini : "So what if it is small, it is also a living thing like us. The butterfly would have got exhausted and given up hope of going back to where it came from. There was a chance that the egg would be crushed, then it would die even before it got a chance to see the world. When compared to that, a little scratch here or there doesn't matter. I am used to such things. Moreover, I didn't fall or get hurt, you were there to help me. How can I get hurt when my savior is around?"

        Manik : "Don't call me as your savior."

        She thought for a while.

        Nandini : "You are right, the term superhero is more apt than savior."

        Manik : "You are exaggerating now."

        Nandini : "No, I am not. I will tell you why. First, put me down, otherwise your hands will start hurting."

        Manik hadn't realized that he was still holding her and he had to put her down. He made her stand on her feet.

        Manik : "I am sure whatever you eat gets spent on such social service acts of yours, that's why you weigh so less. Holding you wouldn't have hurt my hands, I am used to lifting more heavier weights at the gym."

        Nandini : "Then I was right, superhero title suits you more."

        Manik : "You started it again."

        Nandini : "Listen to my theory first. Think of every time I met you, before I started coming here to practice. You used to appear only when I was in some kind of trouble or needed help. From what I have read in books and seen in movies, only superheroes can sense trouble and reach on time to help."

        Manik : "I haven't been of great help like you are telling. I am sure you would have managed just fine without me."

        Nandini : "I might have managed, but you made things a lot easier for me. If you hadn't suggested the stipend, I wouldn't have thought about it. I would have been looking for a job everywhere when there was an option right in the college. Also, it was your suggestions that gave me the idea of how to get that prospective groom to reject me."

        Manik : "About that, you managed to look way different than you are in reality. I didn't imagine that you could transform so much when you explained it to me."

        Nandini : "Did you see me that day?"

        Manik : "I didn't see you in person, but I saw your pic. Mukti forwarded it to me."